Making My Sawmill Shed Level and Square | Sawmill Shed Build - Episode 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- I'm making my sawmill shed level and square today on my second episode of the new and improved sawmill shed build. Watch as I take you through the steps I use to get my sawmill shed off on the right foot. Without a level and square platform to start with, you're surely going to be unhappy with yourself as you struggle to complete framing later on. With nothing more than a few nails, a saw, a hammer and a level, I show you how I make my platform straight as an arrow and ready for a roof. I'll also show you today why I decided not to go with concrete footings for my sawmill shelter foundation. Not having electricity and the relative remoteness of the sawmill helped make my decision. Hopefully the decision is the right one and I"m not regretting this choice in the spring when the frost has moved this sawmill shed. Also check out the tips I give you for joist placement and how I prevent rot on the lower beams closest to the ground. This build sure will be a fun project and now that it's underway I can always feel the dust settling on the boards. Glad you're all here and here we go!
Disclaimer -- this video should be used for entertainment only. Do not use this video as a tutorial on how to construct a sawmill shelter. Techniques shown in this video are specific to this location and design. Please consult your local build officials and codes in addition to a qualified carpenter before building your sawmill shed. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Sandy, I had some asphalt shingles left over from a job that I put on the cement blocks to keep the moisture from the wood and used multiples to level my beams.
That's one great idea. Wish I thought about that myself as I wouldve used that for sure. In the future if I have to relevel the building I'll surely put the shingles in there. Thanks for that ideal.
To be honest will ya... You sound canadian and so am I. Like what you're doing. I'll be doing the same in spring. I got 20 acres up on lake Nipissing and I can't wait to get up there and start building.
Appreciate your honesty. You do what you want to do! I am with you all the way! There will always be youtube gainsayers. One trick that I have used over the years for wood that comes in contact with soil is to take use motor oil, diesel fuel, and some insecticide and mix them together and brush them on any wood that comes in contact with soil. It’s cheap and works great. We work with tribal people in the Philippines, and we’ve use that to termite proof the trusses on our hollow block buildings. Insects went to into that wood. Also where wood is sitting on concrete, this works excellent and I simply just put down a piece of asphalt felt a.k.a. tarpaper and soak that area down with my motor oil solution, and it will not right for many many years. I have some buildings that I painted that stuff on the vertical poles and wrap with asphalt paper and 20 years and they’re still good.
I’m sorry you have to put forward a PSA disclaimer. Sadly it’s probably necessary in today’s citizenry.😕
The blocks are just fine. I don’t like digging either Sandy except when I buried my mother in law.
She is so deep in the ground that needed a Chinese visa.
Where is your safety equipment when you're hammering?
Hey Sandy small tip not meant as criticism if you apply adhesive in closed circles it acts as a suction cup and effectively holds piece in place and increases holding strength really like your practical get it done plan one of my favourite channels to watch! Well done!
I like to reuse old engine oil as a waterproofing at the ground level - it's free
For leveling across a distance, use a water level made of a clear plastic hose. Put some food coloring in the water. Stake each end at opposite ends of your beam. The two water meniscus will be at the same level (thanks gravity!) Use a tape measure to measure down to the desired height...
awesome tip!
i teach fluid mechanics but yet i've never thought of such a use
Does anyone know if Sandy sells merch?
well produced , shot and edited. A+ keep building
Dawn dish soap is said to be environmental
Safe.
Hey buddy how are ya? Lookin good, looks like will support your mill with no issues. I like that you log bunks will hold a bunch of logs and keep you in the wood. Looking forward to the next vid. Take care buddy be safe. God bless you and yours. Hey buddy you and the Mrs. got kiddos?
Thanks again for the well wishes. No kiddos here unless you count he old hound dog hava
Exactly how I set mine up here in Alaska. I could only get 8'x 6"x 6". So I set them on the blocks, then screwed 10' x 2" x 6" treated with off- set seams to lock them together. I also added metal straps on the sides. Made very rigid beams, and easy to shim level.
That’s a good idea for the metal straps. Do you mean metal added to the sides of wood beams?
I should of watch a bit closer.I used 2" angle iron with holes predrilled, pretty much what you did with your 2x6" (?) splices on both sides. I figured this would stabilize the timbers when leveling end to end. If I could add photos. But TH-cam does not let me.@@sawingwithsandy
In my opinion concrete is a bad floor/pad because it’s hard on ya feet, legs,hips x. Love the videos
I hear ya Steve. Hard on everything for sure
Thank you for the great content! Wondering how your shed held up over the fall-winter-spring seasons. Was there any notable shifting?
Knock on wood. It all was solid and didn’t move
I just ordered a HM126 with two extensions a while ago and I am trying to plan my shelter. Total length of my mill will be about 26’ and the max width is 6’. I was thinking of going 10’x30’ and putting the mill all the way to the left and forward leaving me 4’ on the right to load logs and 4’ around back for a bench and walking. What are your thoughts now? Would you leave any space on the left?
When we moved from inner-city-sprawl-and-decay to Appalachia, a friend gifted me with a Berger Transit, saying “You are gonna need it!” Lemme tell ya - I have used that on several projects already, and it is perfect for anything that requires more than a 2’ level.
I just wish I had paid more attention in geometry class back on high school - I could probably do a whole bunch of wondrous things with it…
those transits sure are handy. I wish I had one actually
@@sawingwithsandy look out for them at flea markets - they show up occasionally. I saw one a couple weeks ago, in the case with a manual, with the tripod, for $150. Everyone wants digital downloadable GPS-able stuff, when for most purposes the old “junque” is more than sufficient for most needs.
Looking job. I been cutting firewood and trails to maples trees.
Keep it up
Thanks Larry. Always good to get outside I bet
I hate dealing with cement too!
I know this is to late . looking at the pointed end you see round sides and flat sides , all nails are like this . The flat sides are cutters , when driving nails use the cutting sides to cut through the wood and most of the time it won't split the ends .
Less yak yak more wack wack.
That should be on a t shirt
Are all Americans so talkative? Convince through work, not through talk!
Welcome to the channel. I’m a Canadian
North America
Def my new favorite sawmill channel, right up there with FLR and OTW. Although this video was a bit long. As a semi-relavant side tip: galvanized nails are perfect for how you used them. Dont use them in planters or anything you might grow food in, the zinc will leech into the soil.
Love the videos! Are your floor joist 2x6 or 2x8?
2x6
Would a string line have made the leveling process easier/faster?
Did your green floor beams stay straight, with the weight of the floor? Since it has been built for a wile I was wondering if it sagged at all. Just new to using freshly milled lumber, and I am nervous about it crooking, and bowing. Love your design and will be making mine very similar.
I haven't noted any issues with the lumber since putting it up. So far so good.
I had not considered building my HM130 sawmill shelter on a floor, maybe I'll do that next summer. By then you can let me know how you like it. I'm 80 miles up river from the nearest road so I understand your concrete issues. I have a Cessna 180 on floats so you can't get too much concrete in there and it costs 30 cents a pound to have it delivered by boat and then only when the water is high enough. I built my garage very similar to what you've done here. Thanks Sandy
I’ll keep ya posted. If I’m regretting the blocks I’ll be sure to give a long term review. Sounds like you’ve got a great spot well off the beaten path
Sandy, I might be wrong about this but I think I am right. All you needed to do was to drill holes five feet deep and fill them with gravel around a treated post. Once you are below the frost line your post will not move whether it is concrete or crushed gravel or one inch stone.
I like the way you investigate what you are doing. Regards, Edgar
Yeah concrete or even posts with stone in the hike would be superior. I just didn’t want to dig the holes and buy the stone material. Slight movement from frost is ok by me
I wonder if you could make a trough to easily catch your saw dust since it all comes out the same side? I don't know...
Not a bad idea. Got me thinking now
I chuckled at your disclaimer that you construction methods should be viewed as entertainment. LOL. Glad you caught your layout error before it became a big job to remove ardox nails from a joist to correct.
Yeah want to make sure my bush building methods are used in someone’s home where they shouldn’t and then someone gets hurt. When I used to build custom homes I had a few steep learning curves having to pull out ardox nails. My cat claw certainly has some miles on it
As I watch I say, oh you should do that or this, but honestly it's better to just go and do it. I spend too much time planning than doing and when I just get to work it comes to gather fine., well usually fine. It's easy to pick at something someone else has done that you never thought of till you saw them do it.
Yeah I’m with ya on that Marc. I’ve built custom homes using detailed plans and drawings before but when it comes to build out in the woods I usually just do what best for that situation even if it’s not the best (ex pouring concrete pilars)
Two Questions. One is where r u in Ontario, as I have been there twice from here in Australia to the Peterborough area, and secondly are u going to put spacers inbetween the joists to prevent them under weight falling over or warping. I imagine as they are at the moment they are like cards and if u put weight on the edge they would have the potential to act like dominoes
Hey Peter. Thanks for watching. I’m a few hours north west of Peterborough. I do have some more framing to do to the deck like adding in bridging. Next episode I’ll have some of that done m.
👍 looks good from my end.
Love your work ! John bay center wa.
Appreciate that John and thanks for watching!
Doing the water level method would be more accurate Sandy!
Here is how it is done th-cam.com/video/5zmRY7Wn4sA/w-d-xo.html
I’ll check it out
I would suggest putting hardware cloth around the sides to stop critters from making nest under your mill floor.
I may want them to take up a best out here so they stay out of my shop haba
Looking good! Keep 'er moving! As we say in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin sayings are great. There’s a guy who’s a comedian from there that I love watching. He’s says that all the time haha
@@sawingwithsandy Yes his name is Charlie Berens, I enjoy his humor too.
I can not help seeing your stock pile of sawdust in the back of your shelter, i hope you do check it for heat built up once in a while cause it May ignite by itself and cause a fire . I am sure that You know that already.... Be safe and good work on your workshop. Sgt rod
Hey sgt Rod. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll check for heat
@@sawingwithsandy I Sandy, just see your video did not imagine you would pick up on my comment, and surely did not imply that you were at risk of causing à fire. Anyway I grow up in a sawmill town and as I Was younger we had a mill that cut on fire because they fail to wet down and monitor thé sawdust in the backward ,it took almost one week to estinguish make me more carefull about it. You did prononcé my name right, I am french Canadien from Quebec and I just started putting my own vidéos on youtube so If feel like watching my own sawmill your Can look for sgt rod sawmill. By the way I anjoy watching your...
He's using that hammer wrong 😕 lol
Pristine build Sandy!
This is the first time I actually use a hammer instead of a wrench for hammer haha
Sandy I am curious how wide you made your sawmill shack?
Hey Nate! It’s 10’
I worked with an old carpenter years ago and his catch phrase was, "Beautiful, beautiful....nail it"!
Haha love it. I sometimes either.go by “it’s good” or “it’s good enough” haha
@@sawingwithsandy His name was Fred Anderson. He would really drag out the second beautifulllllllll.....Nail it. 👍
Is your hammer handle a homemade handle or did you purchase it that length. It seems to be a lot longer than the ones I have is there a reason for that?
It’s a framing hammer they generally put longer handles on them. To get a fuller swing make sure you don’t get your fingers in the way
It is a framing hammer. I like the wooden handles on my framing handle as it doesn’t vibrate as much as steel
Getting it done.keep it up.snows on the way.
You got that right
Dang your fast dude,looking good
Thanks Allen. Foot to the rug is my motto
laser level? Water level?
I prefer the 6 footer since I already own it
Looks great 👍🏻
Thanks Janne
nice work
Thanks Joe
Strong work!
Thanks Tom
You better hurry buddy its gona snow
It’s hopefully a few weeks away or I’ll be working during then night to finish hava